nurse karen.

I was tickled that Nurse Jan let me help bath Mike and get his bed linens changed etc. Since they have wanted Mike to be perfectly still, they did not move him for cleanup stuff until today. "All clean, no bugs either" my mom used to say when she bathed us as little girls. Mike has been able to talk to all the girls except Emily - Kiley, Mallory, Susanne, Mollie, Evian, Abby, Hannah - and we'll catch Emily after school. When he hears their voices he tears up and his face contorts with emotion... then he composes himself and cracks some kind of joke. (I need to be making a list!) He also got to say hi to both moms. Don't get the idea that he is ready to take phone calls yet - ha. It really wears him out, but he wants to make the connection - and so do they! The pain medicine does make him a little scared, sweet thing. He fears that he will start bleeding again - that scary part that was 3 days ago - but to him it was just hours ago since he was out for 2 days. He is able to relax more and more, but also wake up more and more - which totally makes sense. Lots of medications winding out of his body... He keeps asking when he is going to feel more awake. The nurses said that tonight he will feel better, and tomorrow he will feel more "normal". Thanks for praying for his comfort and continued healing.